Yum! Brands Has 16,000 More Restaurants Than McDonald's. But McDonald's Generates Over 70 Times More Revenue From This 1 Reliable Source.

I like to play a game with my kids when driving down the road: Name the publicly traded company that owns each business. We pass a Take 5 Car Wash -- that's owned by Driven Brands. We pass a Firehouse Subs -- that's owned by Restaurant Brands International.

"Dad, we're passing a Pizza Hut, a Taco Bell, and a Kentucky Fried Chicken. Which companies own these?" Well kids, you won't believe this, but these restaurant brands are all owned by the same company: Yum! Brands (NYSE: YUM). The company also owns The Habit Burger Grill, but we don't drive by many of those here in Florida.

Across its four restaurant chains, Yum! Brands has over 57,000 dining locations worldwide, as of the third quarter of 2023. That's actually more than fast-food titan McDonald's (NYSE: MCD), which had almost 41,200 as of its third quarter.

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